AWE releases Kan Tan IV after completing drilling at PMP 38158 off NZ

NORTH SYDNEY -- AWE Limited (AWE), as Operator of Petroleum Mining Permit 38158 offshore Taranaki, New Zealand, reported that plug and abandonment operations for the Oi-1 and Oi-2 exploration wells have been completed and that the Kan Tan IV drill rig was released on 19 July 2014.